Glad BYU got the win, but honestly it didn't give me a lot of hope for
beating Gonzaga or SMC. BYU didn't seem to play with the same intensity the
2nd half and generally just held the same lead in the 2nd half until the subs
were put in at the end when Portland caught up a little.

Nice win but Portland is a bad team so they have won by more. The Cougs still
struggle defending the long ball. This will be a problem when they play decent
teams. IF they don't figure this out they will not go far in post-season
play. Oh well, on the bright side, we are not the utes.

I think it's a bit unfair to say BYU collapsed in the second half against
San Francisco. BYU did not play great in either half of that game, but sometimes
teams just light it up and the ball goes in. SF did not miss a shot for 8
minutes in the second half, most shots were contested, some just bounced and
bounced in, but they all went in--that does not happen very often, but when it
does, it doesn't matter who you're playing, you're probably not
going to win the game. 12 of 13 from behind the arc? most teams can't shoot
that well in practice with nobody guarding them. It's just one of those
games, and although I was disappointed in some of BYU's play, had SF shot a
normal percentage in the second half, BYU would have won easily. Let's call
it like it was--SF just couldn't miss in the second half, and it's
tough to beat a team shooting like that.

Crissy,It seems that every conference has a few weak teams that the big
boys get to pound on. The WCC has punching bags in Portland and the PAC 10.2
has Utah as their punching bag. Enjoy your elite status in the PAC 10.2.

"Byu and Utah fans are lucky to have such
national powers as Portland and Arizona visit our programs this week."

I wonder what really motivates the person hiding behind the "Chris
B" alias, to be so hateful and sarcastic. As I have said before, I really
think it would be good if this person would head up to the "U" and get
the advice of Coaches W and K on this kind of stuff. Maybe even talking to
their Mom or Grandma would help. Maybe the hate can be channeled into something
good.

While I agree with you that it is tough to beat a team
that doesn't miss, let's be honest; BYU's defense was sorely
lacking against SF. Yes, they made a bunch of contested shots. But they also
had way too many wide open looks. And SF players were able to dash past BYU
defenders into the paint all night long.

Yes, SF couldn't miss.
But BYU still should could have won that game if they had stepped it up on
defense. Before losing to St. Mary's, BYU often stepped up the defensive
pressure in the 2nd half. Since then, they haven't had that extra
intensity. They need to find it again. Quick. I would say they didn't
even really have it yesterday against Portland.

Glad to see Haws shoot better last night. His 4 of 17 shooting last week really
damaged the team in the most recent loss. Glad he has the confidence to keep on
firing away. I would like to see him look to pass a little bit more. Still too
many bad forced shots. As long as he shooting well, things go well....

Is it true that byu has won two games in the tourney only once since '81,
when they had Ainge and registered the only year byu has ever won three games,
yet never, ever reached the final four, correct? Just curious....Thanks.